Hi we are just in the process of buying an old house, which has a massive loft. I wanted to make this into a useable room. but I am now not sure on how to do this.
I would like some advice on how to insulate the loft so that we can use it as a room. the roof is in good condition and to reroof we could be looking at around 10k.
the roof is backpointed, and being in the loft the other day when it was around 2 degrees outside you could visibly see the condensation building on the underside of the tiles. I am of the understanding that we cant insulate by leaving a gap then adding the insulation then plaster boarding as the condensation will build up in the void.
we can spray foam but that seems to be frowned on
we can re roof but we don't have the budget
do we have any other options?
a couple of the bedrooms have damp issues around the chimneys which we are planning on removing but on closer inspection it could be also related to the gutters or even the build up of condensation in the loft running into the tops of the walls?
There is virtually no insulation on the floor of the loft either
any help would be really greatly appreciated
I would like some advice on how to insulate the loft so that we can use it as a room. the roof is in good condition and to reroof we could be looking at around 10k.
the roof is backpointed, and being in the loft the other day when it was around 2 degrees outside you could visibly see the condensation building on the underside of the tiles. I am of the understanding that we cant insulate by leaving a gap then adding the insulation then plaster boarding as the condensation will build up in the void.
we can spray foam but that seems to be frowned on
we can re roof but we don't have the budget
do we have any other options?
a couple of the bedrooms have damp issues around the chimneys which we are planning on removing but on closer inspection it could be also related to the gutters or even the build up of condensation in the loft running into the tops of the walls?
There is virtually no insulation on the floor of the loft either
any help would be really greatly appreciated